Articles Tagged: surgery

Inside St. Paul’s Hospital’s Maternity Centre The Province reports on their experiences during a week spent in St. Paul’s Hospital’s Maternity Centre Stories Special deliveries: St. Paul’s Hospital a centre for treating and delivering the ­highest-risk mothers in the province Abandonment issue: Unique Angel’s Cradle hospital’s way to save unwanted newborns Heart problems no longer Read More...

Taking part in Scotiabank Charity Challenge to thank a “health care hero” Jennifer Sweeney was only eight weeks removed from the surgical bed when she took part in the Scotiabank Half-Marathon & 5K Charity Challenge on June 24, but she had a compelling motivation to be there. She was raising funds for a man she Read More...

Promise, the bi-annual magazine of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, provides updates and in-depth features on the innovative and world-leading care, research and teaching taking place at St. Paul’s. Receive a free mail subscription for future issues by emailing your name and address to sphfoundation@providencehealth.bc.ca View back issues of Promise Magazine View our most recent issue Read More...

Surgeons and cardiologists at the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul’s Hospital have a new $3.8-million state-of-the-art cardiac operating room to accommodate the growing number of breakthrough heart procedures being pioneered at the facility. Read More...

St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation Director Carson Wu is launching a campaign to raise the funds required to create a high-tech operating suite for patients who require minimally invasive surgery at St. Paul’s.
"I am very excited to help raise funds so that St. Paul’s can create a specialized Laparoscopic Surgery Suite for minimally invasive surgery," says Mr. Wu. "This suite will not only contain high tech equipment for surgeons who care for patients from all over the province, but also create the best possible environment for teaching, research and international consultation." Read More...